Category Archives: Environment

Moving Planet Day September 24 – Local Events In Iowa

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Trish Nelson

moving-planet.org Moving Planet September 24, 2011 Moving Planet will be a day to put our demands for climate action into motion—marching, biking, skating—calling for the world to go beyond fossil fuels. WHY: For too long, our leaders have denied and … Continue reading →

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Passengers of Planet Earth

Posted on August 30, 2011 by bfiajohnshumaker

Passengers of Planet Earth by John Shumaker we are all Passengers on this Planet Earth Bio-Plane Learn Biota ~ Riparian Rights Small is BEAUTIFUL Being grateful we are here Breathe Air learn Song of Bioregion Noosphere Soul Sphere live off … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Networking in Iowa

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Paul Deaton

My work has me seeking people with whom to network, constantly. Always looking for someone new to take up the cause of mitigating the existential threats to humanity in the form of nuclear weapons and climate change. By existential threats, … Continue reading →

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Clean Air Muscatine – Local Activism Paying Off

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Dave Bradley

by Dave Bradley About six months ago, some intrepid folk in Muscatine decided to do something about a major problem in their city. The major problem they took on was air quality in Muscatine. Muscatine County has some of the … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Power Industry 0-6 in 2011

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Nuclear Power Industry 0-6 in 2011 First Major State Legislative Defeat for “Small Modular Reactors” in Iowa;Dismal Industry Showing in 2011 Follows Dismal 0-14 Combined Record for 2009 and 2010.WASHINGTON, D.C. – July 6, 2011 – Deep-pocketed nuclear power lobbyists … Continue reading →

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Mother Earth Is Calling

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Trish Nelson

The following is a poem by our friend Martha SchutCallingShe wept for years,for a long time quietlyin barely a whisperIt seems that only some heardthe pitch of her voiceas a dog hears a whistle ora deer the smallest crack of … Continue reading →

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Toward Iowa's Clean Energy Future

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Toward Iowa's Clean Energy Future by Representative Chuck Isenhart Recently, I participated in a meeting with fellow legislators from around the country involved in the Coalition of Legislators for Energy Action Now (CLEAN). Among other developments, we heard about the U.S. … Continue reading →

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The 2012 Farm Bill Forum

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Trish Nelson

The 2012 Farm Bill Forum Conserving the Land, Water, People and Communities: Iowa Environmental CouncilIf you have not already registered, it's not too late! We hope you will be able to join us on Wednesday, June 22, from 9:30 a.m. … Continue reading →

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Iowans Should Say "Nuclear Power? – No Thanks"

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Paul Deaton

by Paul Deaton While living in Germany in the late 1970s, we saw cars with a bumper sticker that said “Atomkraft? – Nein Danke” throughout the country. The phrase means “Nuclear Power? – No Thanks” and it was a tagline … Continue reading →

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Environmental Terrorism: Is Nature Fighting Back?

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Trish Nelson

Environmental Terrorism:  Is Nature Fighting Back? The following article appeared as a guest column in Monday's Iowa City Press-Citizen. Tom Walz is a professor emeritus in social work at the University of Iowa.We live in an age of terrorism. The … Continue reading →

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